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Tyler Herring graduated from Brookland High School in Arkansas in 2007. He attended Williams Baptist University (College) in Arkansas where he played baseball from 2007-2011. Herring graduated with a Bachelor of Science in K-12 Health and Physical Education.

Herring was an all-conference center fielder during his college baseball days at WBU. In the fall of 2011, he became an assistant with the Eagles Softball and Volleyball team at WBU. During his four years with the Eagles Softball team, they compiled a 146-59 record.

As an assistant from 2011-2014, the Eagles compiled a record of 119-41 accompanied by two AMC Conference Championships. During Herring’s three years as an assistant, the Eagles landed two NAIA All-Americans, 10 All-Conference Players, and 53 Academic All-Conference Players. The Eagles also spent three seasons ranked in the NAIA Top 25, along with a fourth-place finish in the NAIA National Tournament in 2013.

Herring was named the Interim-Head Coach of the Eagles in December 2014. During his season as the Interim, Herring led the team to a 27-18 mark, coaching two All-Conference Players, 17 Academic All-Conference Players, and nested the AMC Freshman of the Year and AMC Player of the Year awards.

Herring became head softball coach at Blue Mountain College in Mississippi for the 2015-2016 season. During Herring's tenure from 2015-2018, he led the program to a 64-81 record, including a 28-44 record inside the Southern States Athletic Conference.

For the 2016 season, Herring took over a team with a record of 6-31 (2014-2015, short season due to weather) and improved the win column to a 22-31 record. In the second year of his reign, the Toppers improved their win percentage going 21-27. During the 2018 season, the Herring-guided Toppers saw pitching ace Montanna Smith (FR/Jonesboro, Ark.) set the single season record for wins inside the circle (20) and led the team to a 23-25 record.

In August of 2018, Herring was named the Head Baseball Coach at Buffalo Island Central High School. The Mustangs finished the 2019 season with a 10-7 record, while Herring captured his 100th career head coaching victory. The Mustangs posted a 1-3 record in the 2020 season, shortened by COVID-19. 

Herring was named the Head Softball Coach at BIC for the 2020-2021 season. During his first season, the Mustangs finished with a 14-13 record falling short to Carlisle in the opening round of the 2A-North Regional Tournament. The 2022 season saw the Mustangs fall to McCrory in the opening round of regionals completing their season with a 12-14 record. 

During the 2023 season, the Mustangs posted their best record thus far under Herring with a 14-11 record before falling to Des Arc in the regional tournament.

Herring is in his sixth year as the Golf Coach at BIC and is also in his third year as the Athletic Director.

He is married to Staci (Spargo) Herring of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and they have a boy, Branch, age 6.